Albany Acupuncture Health Center

I highly recommend Jonah Ewell for acupuncture and herbs! Over the years, Chinese acupuncture and herbs have made the biggest difference of all the alternative treatments I have tried over the years. Jonah is personable, professional, knowledgeable, honest, and thorough. Chinese medicine considers the whole person, and Jonah takes the time for a thorough interview at each visit.

Sore, aching, out of alignment, chronic pain from accidents and injury and 20 years of desk jobs, in desperate need of short-​term relief and treatment to enable long-​term healing. Conventional massage ain’t gonna do the trick. Chiropractic — been there, done that. Physical therapy at SF Sport & Spine was awesome, but can’t do the trek into the city so often anymore.
Enter Kari, who was recommended to me by friends. She examined me, the way a doctor would, to identify my problems. She worked through tough spots, and it was painful at times, but it worked! She provided true physical therapy and relief. If there were six stars, she’d get ‘em. She’d get 10! 11! I can’t recommend her highly enough.
If you’re not sure what «bodywork» is — I wasn’t, before Kari — just go to the Kang Dao website to get a better understanding of what Kari provides beyond full-​body massage. She is a licensed acupuncturist too, so can use needles when that is a more expedient way to get at problem areas.
As a plus, the Kang Dao office is very pleasant and convenient to BART w/​easy street parking. Online scheduling is super convenient.

This review is for massage. Kari is simply fantastic. She’s intuitive, gifted, caring and technically exceptional. I’ve been getting bodywork regularly for 30 years and Kari is among the best bodywork therapists I’ve found. She gave me exactly what I needed and then some.

Kari Napoli is the best body worker ever — she isn’t «just» a massage therapist. I heard her call what she does ‘myofascial restructuring’ and that sounds about right. I went to Kari in the midst of a lot of health issues — most acutely, I was feeling pretty beaten up by a chiropractor I was going to. A couple days after our first session, I felt much restored from whatever the chiropractor was doing. After 3 sessions, pain that I just had accepted as a ‘normal’ part of my body was no longer there — and it’s been that way for months! She’s really able to get to the root of your issues — her knowledge and intuitive understanding of the body is unparallelled. She also gave me exercises and other useful tidbits to keep me out of pain. I am so glad to know that there’s a resource like Kari, and I send everyone I know with structural issues over to her!

I got a deal from Amazon local, and I had never tried acupuncture before. I’m really glad I went in. Jonah had a great energy about him, and was clearly passionate about his work. I had a few questions and he answered them in a way that made sense. This was my first time doing acupuncture, but thanks to Jonah, it won’t be my last.

Ok, so my first Acupuncture treatment ever! Another discount from Amazon Local, and so I went in. Firstly, Jonah has an energy about him that is peaceful and makes you just relax. He knew it was my first treatment and we discussed my «issues», he did some massage work before the scary needles.
By the time it was time for the needles, I was a bit nervous, and jumpy, he was very soothing, and calming. When it was over, I actually felt sort of floaty, and relaxed. I had to take the day off from life, because I was in such a relaxed state.
Jonah was very patient with me, and while I layed there on the «table» with the «needles» working their magic, Jonah said, I will just be over here if you need me. He didn’t go far and was within distance if I called, and I did, by way of asking questions, various things I wanted to know, like what exactly do the needles do, and can you explain CHi and what happened with an injury, all this while I was laying there. He was very patient and answered all my questions. It was a great first time.
The next morning when I woke up, before I even opened my eyes, I had to cry, crazy, right? I don’t even know what I was crying about, I felt relaxed still, and best of all, pain free, for the first time in months and months. The emo part threw me off, but I thought it was as Jonah explained the unblocking of things. Also, everything seemed to be working better than before, and as the day wore on, I began to notice I more energy. I stayed pain free for nearly a whole week, and for me thats a long time.
Then I saw his deal go up on Living Social, and I snapped it up, and am ready to see him again! I called to schedule my appointment, and he answered my questions about the emo part, and I feel better, and am so so glad I found Jonah Ewell. I will probably not go to anyone else, why would I? You are really missing out if you enjoy acupuncture and have not been here.
Thanks Jonah! See you soon!

This is propelled by the «Hubby is cured and is now a believer» review–
My hooah husband has injured his left shoulder from hours and hours of PT. finally he took my advice and sought an acupuncturist. Jonah Ewell came highly recommended by the hubby’s friend. He came back feeling relaxed and regained mobility back in his shoulder. He is a believer, as am I. Hubby also reported that Jonah took the time to understand the injury and demonstrated professionalism. I will be seeing Jonah very soon to treat my aches and pains.

I’m getting great results from my acupuncture with Jonah, much better than with the medicines I am taking.
I have peripheral neuropathy, which is a nerve dysfunction in my legs.
Since I started treatment I have been having constant improvement.
Jonah Ewell is a very caring individual and provides a very calming environment.
I gave him the highest rating here because I think he deserves it.